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With the rumors of an "international" Ridgeline as well as a "work truck" trim - it makes a lot of sense that the new Ridgeline will offer a smaller displacement, less powerful motor. My understanding of international markets is that they typically have restrictions/taxes/limitations on how big engines can be. That's a vast generalization but I don't see a 3.5L V6 making much sense overseas. Also
Also - with how much weight the Ridgeline is set to lose a less powerful motor actually starts to make sense as well. A 2016 Pilot LX AWD is 277 lbs lighter than a 2015 Pilot LX AWD. Joe has said the weight loss will be around 300 lbs.
That puts an AWD base Ridgeline at ~4200 lbs. Now what about a smaller motor?
In the Accord the I4 version weighs 188 lbs less than the V6 version (though some of that is transmission related as the 6AT is heavier too than the CVT) - I think 100-150 lbs of difference is more likely.
But would Honda pair an inline 4 cylinder with AWD in a 4,050-4,100 lb Crew Cab Truck? I don't know honestly. The heaviest Colorado 2.5L AWD weighs 4,140 lbs for comparisons sake.
But Honda's K24 isn't quite as torquey as the 2.5L in the Colorado - Honda could mitigate that somewhat by transmission choice - the 10AT has a very high first gear for instance.
Or the AWD system adds 166 lbs to the Pilot - and a "work truck" might not need AWD really.
So could we potentially have a ~3900 lb, FWD, K24 (200 hp, 182 lb-ft), crew cab "work truck"...?
Getting really crazy - would Honda drop the 1.5T in the Ridge for international applications? It's got more torque and even less displacement.
The 2.0T makes a lot of sense for international applications - but it doesn't really fit the "work truck" rumors in some ways due to cost - the cost will come down once it starts mass production obviously but then you have the marketing problem of your CTR sharing the same engine with a truck.
Anyways - just thinking aloud. We will know more soon enough I guess.
Also - with how much weight the Ridgeline is set to lose a less powerful motor actually starts to make sense as well. A 2016 Pilot LX AWD is 277 lbs lighter than a 2015 Pilot LX AWD. Joe has said the weight loss will be around 300 lbs.
That puts an AWD base Ridgeline at ~4200 lbs. Now what about a smaller motor?
In the Accord the I4 version weighs 188 lbs less than the V6 version (though some of that is transmission related as the 6AT is heavier too than the CVT) - I think 100-150 lbs of difference is more likely.
But would Honda pair an inline 4 cylinder with AWD in a 4,050-4,100 lb Crew Cab Truck? I don't know honestly. The heaviest Colorado 2.5L AWD weighs 4,140 lbs for comparisons sake.
But Honda's K24 isn't quite as torquey as the 2.5L in the Colorado - Honda could mitigate that somewhat by transmission choice - the 10AT has a very high first gear for instance.
Or the AWD system adds 166 lbs to the Pilot - and a "work truck" might not need AWD really.
So could we potentially have a ~3900 lb, FWD, K24 (200 hp, 182 lb-ft), crew cab "work truck"...?
Getting really crazy - would Honda drop the 1.5T in the Ridge for international applications? It's got more torque and even less displacement.
The 2.0T makes a lot of sense for international applications - but it doesn't really fit the "work truck" rumors in some ways due to cost - the cost will come down once it starts mass production obviously but then you have the marketing problem of your CTR sharing the same engine with a truck.
Anyways - just thinking aloud. We will know more soon enough I guess.